400,000 go to the website to find election information
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SALT LAKE CITY -- (Business Wire)
The State Board of Canvassers recently met and certified the final
results for all statewide and multi-county races and questions. The
county clerks throughout the state ensured a smooth election for the
577,973 voters who cast a ballot in the General Election.
"I would like to thank every election official in the state of Utah for
their great work during this year’s election,” Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox
said. “County clerks, their staff and poll workers receive little
recognition for the long hours and the tremendous service they provide
to the people of this state.”
A late increase in by-mail ballots resulted in a higher than anticipated
final voter turnout percentage. Of Utah’s 1,249,654 registered active
voters, 46.25 percent voted in the General Election. Included in this
year’s General Election were 742 candidates statewide, of the 1,156
candidates who filed a declaration of candidacy. Also included were 19
ballot propositions voted on throughout the state.
Election officials took advantage of recent legislative changes aimed at
voter convenience including expanding voting by-mail and a pilot program
allowing Election Day registration (EDR). Ten counties conducted their
election entirely by-mail, increasing the percentage of their voters who
cast a ballot before Election Day to 49 percent. Five counties are
participating in a three-year pilot program, which allowed 1,461 Utahns
to both register and vote on Election Day. These voters would not have
otherwise been able to have their vote counted.
Utah’s online registration website helped 40,000 Utahns to register or
update their voter registration status throughout this election.
Furthermore, almost 400,000 users accessed the vote.utah.gov
website to find election information including their polling place,
sample ballot and details about candidate and ballot propositions.
On election night, the final preliminary results were completed and
posted by 11:20 p.m., consistent with previous elections. However, there
were delays throughout election night in the posting of the results. The
Lieutenant Governor’s Office will work to fully identify the reasons for
the delays and will take steps to ensure these issues are corrected for
future elections.
The official election results can be found at elections.utah.gov.
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About Utah.Gov
Utah.gov
is the entry point to over 1000 online services and benefits over 2.7
million residents in the State of Utah. Utah.gov provides citizens and
businesses with more convenient options for interacting with government.
Through Utah.gov, citizens can find public meetings, renew their vehicle
registration, buy a hunting and fishing license, register a business,
find a transparent state budget, and much more. In 2014 alone, Utah.gov
received 16 awards making it the nation’s most honored state website.
Utah.gov is managed and operated through a public-private partnership
between the state and Utah Interactive, the Salt Lake City-based
official eGovernment partner for the state of Utah. Utah Interactive is
part of eGovernment firm NIC’s family of companies.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider
of official
government websites, online services, and secure
payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment
services help make government more accessible to everyone
through technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment
solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the
United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small
Companies in America” five times, most recently ranked at No.11 (2013),
and the company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index.
Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.
Contacts:
Utah Interactive
Sara Watts, 801-983-0275
General
Manager
swatts@utahinteractive.org
or
Lt.
Governor’s Office
Mark Thomas, 801-673-8587
Chief
Deputy/Director of Elections
mjthomas@utah.gov
Source: Utah Interactive
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